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Process tracing in ecology & plant science
Chairs: Christiane Werner (University of Freiburg) and Marco Lehmann (WSL)
| A. Kahmen – University of Basel – keynote speaker | 
| Using carbon and oxygen isotopes of herbarium specimen to infer long-term physiological responses of plants to global environmental change | 
| L. Wingate – INRAE – invited speaker | 
| Is a ‘black box’ approach sufficient to predict the exchange of CO18O and COS between soils and the atmosphere or do we need to dig deeper? | 
| C.A. Stricker – US Geological Survey (online) | 
| Fat and fit: diet estimation, macronutrient assimilation, and nutritional implications for an iconic Arctic predator | 
| M. Julien – GFZ Potsdam | 
| Re-evaluation of the 13C isotope fractionation associated with fatty acids biosynthesis by position-specific isotope analysis | 
| L. E. Daber – University of Freiburg | 
| Position-specific isotope labelling gives new insights into chiral monoterpene synthesis | 
| D. B. Nelson – University of Basel | 
| Historic European monthly precipitation isotope time series reconstructions using machine learning | 
| T. Röckmann – Utrecht University | 
| Exploring the potential of Δ17O in CO2 for determining mesophyll conductance | 
| P1 | C. Buchen-Tschiskale – Thünen Institute | 
| Using N2O isotopocule analysis and 15N tracing approach to gain insights into N2O source processes in hydroponic tomato cultivation | |
| P2 | R. Well – Thünen Institute | 
| Combining 15N tracing and 15N site preference of N2O to distinguish production by nitrification and fungal denitrification | |
| P3 | F. Tamburini – ETH Zürich | 
| Oxygen isotopes in phosphate: defining potentials and limitations for environmental studies | |
| P4 | R. A. Werner – ETH Zürich | 
| Intramolecular 13C patterns of plant glucose convey environmental and metabolic information | |
| P5 | F. Damak – Tokyo Institute of Technology | 
| Insights into nitrous oxide reduction by soybean inoculated with Bradyrhizobium from concentration and isotopocule analyses in a field | |
| P6 | S. N. Ladd – University of Freiburg | 
| Leaf-level metabolic changes in daytime respiration and isoprenoid synthesis during drought determined by position-specific 13C-pyruvate labeling | |
| P7 | C. Werner – University of Freiburg | 
| Whole ecosystem 13CO2 and 2H2O Pulse-Labelling to investigate carbon allocation, CO2 and VOC emissions and the role of deep water reserves during drought | |
| P8 | J. Baan – University of Basel | 
| Comparing hydrogen isotope compositions of different lipid compounds across species to address possible origin of variation | 
Food authenticity, forensic & biomedical applications
Chairs: Michèle Lees (Eurofins) and Illa Tea (University of Nantes)
| S. Kelly – IAEA – keynote speaker | 
| Improving accessibility to food authentication, using stable isotope analysis, in developing countries: The activities of the joint FAO/IAEA Centre’s food safety and control laboratory | 
| M. Straub – University Hospital of Lausanne – invited speaker | 
| Distinct nitrogen isotopic compositions of healthy and cancerous tissue in mice brain and head & neck micro-biopsies | 
| M. Perini – Centro di Trasferimento Tecnologico | 
| Stable isotope ratio analysis to assess pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and dietary supplements authenticity | 
| H. Meijer – University of Groningen | 
| First Use of Triply Labelled Water analysis for energy expenditure measurements in mice | 
| P9 | C. Citérin – Nantes Université | 
| Isotopic signature of 13C and 15N natural abundance in breast cancer patients | |
| P10 | M. Couton – Nantes Université | 
| 15N-position-specific isotope analysis by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (PSIA-IRMS) | |
| P11 | M. Perini – Centro di Transferimento Technologico | 
| Isotope ratio mass spectrometry to detect differences in four compartments of Simmental cows fed on C3 and C4 diets | |
| P11/2 | P. Paneth – Lodz University of Technology | 
| The first oxygen stable isotopes assessment in ‘in vivo’ cancer tissues – a pilot study. | 
Computation of isotope effects & enzyme mechanisms
Chairs: Agnieszka Dybala-Defratyka (Lodz University of Technology)
| K. Świderek – Universitat Jaume I – keynote speaker | 
| Towards a new protocol for computer assisted biocatalysts design | 
| P. Paneth – Lodz University of Technology – invited speaker | 
| My 50 years with isotope effects | 
| V. Moliner – Universitat Jaume I | 
| Towards the design of an improved Retro-Aldolase based on QM/MM studies of the reaction catalyzed by different protein scaffolds | 
| I. H. Williams – University of Bath | 
| Computational simulation of kinetic isotope effects for enzymatic N-glycoside hydrolysis | 
| P12 | L. Chai – TU Munich | 
| Metabolic mechanism of sulfonamide cleavage: a combined computational and experimental study on sulfamethoxazole | |
| P13 | A. Dybala-Defratyka – Lodz University of Technology | 
| Isotope effects on vaporization of organic compounds from aqueous solution – insight from experiment and computations | |
| P14 | L. Pennacchio – University of Copenhagen | 
| First principles model of isotopic fractionation in formaldehyde photolysis: Wavelength and pressure dependence | 
Advances in analytical instrumentation and methods
Chairs: Matthias Gehre (UFZ) and Béla Tuzson (Empa)
| A. Gilbert – Tokyo Institute of Technology – keynote speaker | 
| Isotopologues of organic molecules: method developments and applications | 
| C. Neubauer – University of Colorado – invited speaker | 
| Discovering isotopic fingerprints anew on bioanalytical mass spectrometers | 
| C. Rennick – National Physical Laboratory (online) | 
| Calibration of Boreas: a new laser-based instrument for in-situ automated measurement of δ13C and δ2H in methane | 
| T. Csernica – California Institute of Technology | 
| High-Dimensional Isotomics: Observation and Interpretation of Over 100 Isotopic Constraints on Methionine | 
| R. G. H. Marks – University of Essen | 
| How to Couple LC-IRMS with HRMS – A Proof-of-Concept Study | 
| S. Renou – University of Nantes | 
| Towards unbiased 13C isotopic composition in PSIA | 
| B. Tuzson – Empa | 
| Mid-infrared laser spectroscopy coupled to continuous sublimation extraction. A novel method for high-precision greenhouse gas measurements in ice cores | 
| P15 | F. Antritter – TU Munich | |
| Reducing the unwanted: selectivity of various solid phase extraction sorbents in relation to dissolved organic matter | ||
| P16 | A. Canavan – TU Munich | |
| Position-specific isotope analysis using 13C-labels on sulfamethoxazole | ||
| P17 | A. Tafa – TU Munich | |
| Suitability of passive sampling for compound-specific isotope analysis of micropollutants in aquatic environments | ||
| P18 | R. Bakkour – TU Munich | |
| Universal vs. selective sorbents for targeted isotope analysis of aquatic contaminants | ||
| P19 | C. Wabnitz – TU Munich | |
| Coupling a quartz crystal microbalance with liquid chromatography for online NOM monitoring | ||
| P20 | S. Leitner – Institute of Soil Research | |
| A UAV-based sampling system to analyze greenhouse gases and volatile organic carbons encompassing compound specific stable isotope analysis | ||
| P21 | E. P. Mueller– California Institute of Technology | |
| High-precision ESI-Orbitrap MS measurements of hydrogen isotope compositions from organic molecules | ||
| P22 | A. Hilkert – Institute of Soil Research | |
| Comprehensive isotope ratio MS with electrospray-Orbitrap | ||
| P23 | M. Öztopark – Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | |
| Investigating the intramolecular isotopic structure of isoprenoids via ultra high resolution APCI - Orbitrap mass spectrometry | ||
| P24 | G. S. Remaud – Nantes University | |
| Exploring the potential of 17O NMR for intramolecular 17O isotope profile: application to vanillin origin discrimination | ||
| P25 | S. Renou – Nantes University | |
| How to determine the intramolecular 13C composition on low amount of glucose using irm 13C-NMR | ||
| P26 | R. P. J. Moonen – Utrecht University | |
| First results of CO2 and H2O Isotope-Flux Measurements a semi-arid area with large scale irrigation | ||
| P27 | G. A. Adnew – Utrecht University | |
| Temperature dependence of isotopic fractionation in the CO2-O2 isotope exchange reaction | ||
| P28 | E. Safi – National Physical Laboratory | |
| Fractionation effects during methane separation from ambient air for high-precision optical analysis of δ13C and δ2H | ||
| P29 | A. Th. Aerts-Bijma – University of Gröningen | |
| Where do IRMS’s go wrong? δ18O SLAP determined at -56.3‰ | ||
| P30 | K. Huang – Empa | |
| A novel automated technique for simultaneous online analysis of 15N in ammonium, nitrite, and nitrate | ||
| P31 | K. Zeyer – Empa | |
| Real-time analysis of δ13C- and δD-CH4 in ambient air with a QCL based absorption spectrometer: Method development | ||
| P32 | M. Lehmann – WSL | |
| The hydrogen isotopic composition of plant carbohydrates – Advancement in methods and interpretation | ||
| P33 | S. Hugger – University of Basel | |
| Method optimization for plant sugar purification and compound-specific hydrogen isotope analysis | ||
| P33/2 | S. G. Pati – University of Basel | P58 | 
| δ-scale calibration for stable isotope analysis of O2 by continuous flow IRMS from -10 to +95 ‰ with in-vitro photosynthesis experiments | ||
Clumped isotopes
Chairs: Stefano Bernasconi (ETH Zürich) and Ivan Prokhorov (Empa)
| J. Fiebig – Goethe University of Frankfurt – keynote speaker | 
| Benefits and perspectives of carbonate dual clumped isotope thermometry | 
| M. Clog – University of Glasgow – invited speaker | 
| Robustness of clumped carbonate thermometry in carbonates from the Tara Deep, a large Irish orebody | 
| M. Sivan – Utrecht University | 
| Characterization of microbial methane using clumped isotope measurements | 
| J. Quade – University of Arizona | 
| Carbonate clumped isotope calibration from 6 to 1100°C using an isotope ratio laser spectrometer based on tunable infrared laser spectroscopy | 
| P34 | A. Nataraj – Empa | 
| Quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer with a low temperature multipass cell for precision clumped 12C18O2 and position specific isotope analysis | |
| P35 | I. Prokhorov – Empa | 
| Concordant optical clumped isotope thermometry of methane | |
| P36 | H. Eckhardt – University of Heidelberg | 
| Atmospheric CO2 sources with specific Δ47 signals under mixing conditions | |
| P37 | N. Looser – ETH Zürich | 
| Clumped isotope reordering in belemnite and optical calcites: Towards material-specific reordering kinetics | |
| P38 | N. Zhang – Tokyo Institute of Technology | 
| Abiotic methane formation in nature: information from clumped isotope analysis of laboratory synthesized methane | 
Origin and evolution of the Earth (planets) & life
Chairs: Huiming Bao (Nanjing University)
| Y. Ueno – Tokyo Institute of Technology – keynote speaker | 
| Tracing oxygen in sulfate using 34S-18O-clumping | 
| J. Hemingway – ETH Zürich – invited speaker | 
| Interpreting triple-oxygen isotope compositions in the geologic sulfur cycle | 
| I. Bobrovskiy – GFZ Potsdam | 
| Compound-specific isotope analysis on phylogenetically specific molecular fossils as a tool to deconvolve the stable carbon isotope record of the deep time | 
| M. H. Thiemens – University of California San Diego | 
| Solar controls of radioactive sulfur isotopes | 
| P39 | L. Liu – Australian National University | 
| SHRIMP-SI quadruple sulfur isotopic compositions of two generations of pyrite in the 3.49 Ga dresser formation | 
Global change, greenhouse gases & aerosols
Chairs: Thomas Röckmann (Utrecht University) and Sakae Toyoda (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
| S. Ono – MIT – keynote speaker | 
| A model for isotopologue signatures of microbial methane to improve source attributions | 
| L. Yu – Tsingua University / Empa – invited speaker (online) | 
| Constraining global N2O budgets with decadal trends of multiple isotope signatures | 
| A. Matson – Thünen Institute (announcement) | 
| Research Gate Discussion Group: Isotopic tools to study N2O in soil and aquatic systems | 
| R. Hill-Pearce – National Physical Laboratory (online) | 
| Stable isotope reference materials for climate change monitoring | 
| P. M. Homyak – University of California Riverside | 
| Using isotopes to understand N-limitation in dry lands: Unexpected N loss pathways in systems with too little N | 
| A. Hoheisel – University of Heidelberg | 
| Evaluation of six years of continuous δ13CH4 measurements in Heidelberg, Germany | 
| R. W. van Zwieten – Picarro, Inc. (sponsored) | 
| Committed to Science - Stable isotope analysis with CRDS – practical considerations and use cases | 
| J. Kaiser – University of East Anglia | 
| Polyisotopic carbon dioxide ratios at the coastal Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (Norfolk, UK) | 
| S. L. Baartman – Utrecht University | 
| Isotopic measurements of carbonyl sulfide (COS): from biosphere to stratosphere | 
| H. Bao – Nanjing University | 
| Atmospheric sulfate of prehuman time in inland northern China | 
| P40 | H. A. Scheeren – University of Gröningen | 
| Measuring the stable isotopic composition of pure CO2 samples on a dual-laser absorption spectrometer using a back-dilution method to obtain dry ambient conditions | |
| P41 | P. M. Steur – University of Gröningen | 
| A four-year record (2017-2021) of ∆17O in atmospheric CO2 from Lutjewad station (NL) | |
| P42 | M. Fatima – VTT | 
| Comparison of laser sources and driver electronics for optical isotope ratio spectroscopy | |
| P43 | S. Toyoda – Tokyo Institute of Technology | 
| Spacio-temporal distributions of atmospheric nitrous oxide and its isotopocules | |
| P44 | A. Matson – Thünen Institute | 
| Research Gate Discussion Group: Isotopic tools to study N2O in soil and aquatic systems | 
Biogeochemistry, elemental cycles and fate of contaminants
Chairs: Anat Bernstein (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Moritz Lehmann (University of Basel)
| K. L. Casciotti – Stanford University – keynote speaker | 
| Tracing nitrous oxide biogeochemistry in marine oxygen deficient zones using isotopes and isotopomers | 
| C. L. Kelly – Stanford University | 
| Identifying a potentially variable site preference for hybrid nitrous oxide production via isotopomer labeling experiments | 
| E. Harris – ETH Zürich | 
| Denitrifying pathways dominate nitrous oxide emissions from managed grassland during drought and rewetting | 
| B. Mayer – University of Calgary | 
| Isotopic tracing of sources and fate of nitrate, sulfate and methane in groundwater in Alberta (Canada) | 
| B. Wolf – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | 
| Intramolecular N2O isotopic composition from grassland without preconcentration: interferences correction, nitrification inhibitors, freeze-thaw events and source process identification | 
| A. Danner & G. Rahe – Envicontrol (sponsored) | 
| Analysis of soil respiration with OA-ICOS technology | 
| D. Hunkeler – University of Neuchatel – keynote speaker | 
| Does compound-specific isotope analysis contribute to a new conceptual understanding of the fate of contaminants in the environment? | 
| M. Wiggenhauser – ETH Zürich | 
| Fractionation of stable isotopes of metals and metalloids in plants - copper and cadmium as examples | 
| S.-L. Badea – ICSI | 
| Dehalogenation of α-hexachlorocyclohexane by iron sulfide nanoparticles: Study of reaction mechanism with stable carbon isotopes and pH variations | 
| P. R. Martin – University of Tübingen | 
| Manganese–driven oxidation of aminotris (methylene) phosphonate (ATMP) studied by carbon CSIA | 
| S. G. Pati – University of Basel | 
| Oxygen kinetic isotope effects associated with reactions of singlet oxygen in aqueous solutions | 
| C. E. Bopp – EAWAG | 
| Tracing mechanistic adaptations of enzymatic oxygenations of aromatic contaminants using 13C and 18O kinetic isotope effects | 
| J. Hayles – NASA (online) | 
| Constraints on triple oxygen isotope kinetics | 
| M. Elsner – Technical University of Munich | 
| Isotope fractionation reveals limitations and microbial regulation of pollutant biodegradation at low concentrations | 
| P45 | K. Müller – TU Munich | |
| Applicability of a reverse stable isotope labeling approach to show biodegradation of microplastics on a single-cell level | ||
| P46 | A. Matson – Thünen Institute | |
| Using depth profiles and natural abundance stable isotopes to determine N2O processes in agricultural soils | ||
| P47 | K. Kourtaki – University of Tübingen | |
| Application of compound-specific carbon isotope analysis on aerobic biotransformation of glyphosate | ||
| P48 | A. Röhnelt – University of Tübingen | |
| Heterogenous oxidation of aminopolyphosphonates and AMPA at manganese oxide surfaces studied by carbon LC-IRMS | ||
| P49 | O. Boukaroum – Aix-Marseille University | |
| Significant 2H and 13C isotope fractionation during volatilisation and diffusion of hydrocarbons in soil | ||
| P50 | P. Höhener – Aix-Marseille University | |
| DECiSIvE - Tracking degradation of soil pollutants with multi-elemental compound-specific isotope analysis | ||
| P51 | M. Alvarez-Salas – ETH Zürich | |
| Stable isotopes of oxygen: the key to understand the soil fate of fertilizer-derived phosphorus? | ||
| P52 | E. Stoll – University of Innsbruck | |
| New insights into climate change-driven soil N2O production and emissions in managed montane grassland | ||
| P53 | M. Vinyes-Nadal – University of Barcelona | |
| Assessing methoxychlor contamination and natural attenuation in a polluted aquifer using carbon compound specific isotope analyses | ||
| P54 | D. Lewicka-Szczebak – University of Wrocław | |
| Combining isotope mixing and fractionation with a new modelling tool applying the Monte Carlo approach | ||
| P55 | M. Bucha – University of Wrocław | |
| Tracing anaerobic decomposition of lactate, butyrate, propionate, and acetate by means of carbon isotopic analyses of products CH4, CO2, and DIC in the continuous-flow open systems | ||
| P56 | P. M. Magyar – University of Basel | |
| Constraining interplay between kinetic and equilibrium isotope effects during anammox in a wastewater treatment system | ||
| P57 | T. Einzmann – University of Basel | |
| Understanding biogeochemical controls on nitrous oxide production and consumption in Lake Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| P58 | S. G. Pati – University of Basel | P33/2 | 
| δ-scale calibration for stable isotope analysis of O2 by continuous flow IRMS from -10 to +95 ‰ with in-vitro photosynthesis experiments | ||
| P59 | C. F. M. de Carvalho – University of Basel | |
| Oxygen isotope fractionation during enzymatic O2 consumption reactions | ||
| P60 | T. Kuder – University of Oklahoma | |
| Hydrogen isotope exchange between trichloroethene and water under mild environmental conditions – implications for the use of hydrogen CSIA in contaminated site assessment | ||
| P61 | N. Gluschankoff – Stanford University | |
| Isotopic analysis of nitrous oxide during El Niño and La Niña in the Eastern tropical South Pacific | ||
| P62 | J. Mohn – Empa | |
| Tracing N2O formation in full-scale wastewater treatment with natural abundance isotopes | ||